पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 2, 2016 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	135.93°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	143.55°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	230.30°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha	154.66°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	153.76°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	159.31°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	225.81°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 37 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 22 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:58 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:03 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:23 – 11:57
Yamaganda	15:07 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla	07:13 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:39 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:23 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:57 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:32 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:07 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:41 – 18:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:16 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:41 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:07 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:32 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:57 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:13 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869168.27
Julian Day	2457633.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0859°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	9.76°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0859°), declination 7.81°, EoT 0.81 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2016-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)